Tram Car Collection

Car 66 was built in 1901 for Bolton Corporation by Electric Railway and Tramway Carriage Works of Preston. Originally an open topper it was later fitted with a top deck cover and later still enclosed top deck ends – though…Read more

Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad Box Car 40 was built in 1914 by Untied Electric Car Co of Preston. The tramroad company operated a separate route from Blackpool North Station to Fleetwood from 1898 to 1919 and amassed a fleet of…Read more

Standard 143 was built by Blackpool Corporation in 1924. It was one of 42, mostly built in house from 1923-1929. Like most sisters it started life as an open balcony car with open vestibules (windscreens). Various modifcations took place with…Read more

147 was built by the Hurst, Nelson & Co. Ltd, Motherwell, in June 1924 as one of a batch of 42 double deck Standards supplied between 1923 and 1929. The majority of Standards were built (or rebuilt from older trams) by Blackpool Corporation in…Read more

This is the prototype of 12 open boat cars built by English Electric in 1934 as part of General Manager Walter Luff’s five year modernisation plan which saw 116 new trams supplied during the 1930’s. Three prototypes were constructed of…Read more

227 is one of 12 open boat cars built by English Electric in 1934 as part of General Manager Walter Luff’s five year modernisation plan which saw 116 new trams supplied during the 1930’s. After prototype 225, 227 was the…Read more

This is one of 12 open boat cars built by English Electric in 1934 as part of General Manager Walter Luff’s five year modernisation plan which saw 116 new trams supplied during the 1930’s. After prototype 225, 230 was the…Read more

This tram was built by the English Electric Co., Preston, in September 1934 as one of a batch of 12 production open top double deck trams ordered following the success of a prototype example supplied in February 1934. The class…Read more

Car 704 was built by the English Electric Co., Preston, in September 1934 as one of a batch of 12 production open top double deck trams ordered following the success of a prototype example supplied in February 1934. The class…Read more

706 “Princess Alice” was built by the English Electric Co., Preston, in September 1934 as one of a batch of 12 production open top double deck trams ordered following the success of a prototype example supplied in February 1934. The class…Read more